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What Bill said. ? And strip clubs really vaporize your ?$$$?, so it could be worse, stop complaining. ? Give some of those to kids, get them addicted early, be a bad influence.

I've done a bunch of boxes, been a special touch for each project that is worthy. Might have a dozen kits by now. PM me.

Only because I've done vacuum-forming, am going to watch this thread. For what it's worth, some of my bucks are Corian®, and I get this too. Any speck of dust ruins a perfect job. I've found that having sharp edges, turn down, tends to be a liability, need to have the edge of the part curve down, but I haven't experimented with this idea yet.

Days and confused ? too many lack situational awareness.

Gold star given

Batted 50% at the Desert Scale Classic today!

Arizona has centralized getting a Title and plate in Phoenix. If you want a paper Title, you have to pay extra for them to print and mail you one, otherwise they expected everyone to be okay with having a digital file in their computer system. The independent place I got the red tape done with, said 90% of the people still want a paper Title. So you can't get a plate from the ADOT office in town, or this independent office, so they mail it. And the post Office just had to bend the $&#† out of it, cheap bendable aluminum, I bet it's for safety reasons so a plate flying from a violent wreck won't guillotine your head off, it will crumple up instead.

Thank you! My OCD said to balance the back with another flag, added last night the Don't Tread On Me ?..... Big Foot .... get it? ?

THANK YOU everyone! Well, the pickup class was better attended than many other classes, and there were some very good builds, that have very good shiny paintjobs, so I didn't medal. But I did enter 6, and got 3, so I have no reason to complain.

Sound Of Music promoted hiking in the Alps.

That is deemed a violation of Fakebook's commune guidelines, and gets the misinformation tag along with it. Arizona implemented a CNG (compressed natural gas) boondoggle a few decades ago called Alt Fuels, it blew out of proportion (great pun), and was killed off.

In decent shape, for Arizona. The wood shingles must have been replaced in recent decades. The stone must be a veneer, and check out the columns. Shed addition must have been built during WW2. Old house enthusiasts would love to move that if the neighborhood is too Mad Max.

Ferrari 400 in front, sure would like to see a list.

Only tall tales

No, Andy Lesiak is on this forum, contact him.

Thank you! Thank you! I know right? Thank you. Thanks. You can be the first to build one. ?

Have no reservation.

that were wrecked

WIP: 3D 1953 Studebaker pickup + MPC 1984 GMC 4WD My first 3D printed body project, built on a donor kit that Hobby Lobby sells. It was recently announced in a Facebook group, for some reason I had to build it because I've been into old pickups (own a '68 Chevy C-10, had a '48 5 Window last century). The donor kit needed a bunch of work to look right. The body was designed to be a Pro Street, so the bed is extensively modified to look original. Hood was opened, is hinged using 100 year old fusee watch chain. Interior is 99% scratch-built, did not modify the VW Bus steering wheel. Made the leaf springs, steering column connected to steering linkage, disk brakes, gas tank, mudflaps, exhaust and shocks are modified. The book by AK Interactive 'Extreme Weathering' inspired the paint job, it's actually easier and faster than doing a shiny paint finish which is always a challenge for me, and it hides mistakes. When wet-sanding for the process of polishing paint, and you go through the paint it's a disaster, here it's a reward. Started Feb. 26, 195 hours later, barely finished before the Desert Scale Classic show!

Thanks for your support! I checked out your topic real quick, I'll post later when I'm not wigging out about preparing for the contest this weekend. All this to make the CB antenna (red arrow). Model railroad coupler spring, steel tubing, wire insulation, aluminum plate, photo etch nuts, and a little wire that goes nowhere but looks like it goes down under the cab. ?? American flag ?? was printed when I did the kit box and mudflaps. Started with gluing the fold in the flag with superglue to the K&S steel wire. Then I brushed diluted Elmers glue on one side and stuck the halves together, then folded up in an attempt to make it not look like a Moon landing flag. Found windshield wipers in a left-over Ferrari kit, cut up, used left-over photo-etch steel to connect back together. The glass rubber is wire from the stash, used Testors canopy glue which is ideal. Hope there is this size wire at the contest, I'm out, wanted to do the back window too. I'll airbrush the smallest parts, in this case Splash paint aluminum dries faster and harder than Testors or Model Master. Something I didn't test fit, how does the other side fit, and I should coulda woulda modified it, so it's in a weird position. First time I tried this trick, small black wire for the rubber instead of brush painting. Used the hot-wire to cut foam for the box (better than stuffing with kleenex or paper towels). If I can park my OCD, safe to say.... ? IT IS DONE!! ? About 195 hours not spent at a bar waiting to lose at pool. ? I took outside on-the-hood pictures, need to get dinner then share post edit pictures. ?

telling racing stories

Believe it or not, I do not like doing plug wires. But anyone who tries to build a detailed model, that's the first thing they do, eh? Made a more stable engine stand, which really helps. Another detail, alternator mounts, just really simple aluminum plate. Made wire looms from the flash piece mentioned earlier. Decided to add the CB, might as well. Made Monster coffee cans, labels from the Subaru Cannonball project. Final assembly. I should have paid more attention to how lousy the engine mounted, along with the transfer case. Had to modify the front driveshaft, and cut down the transmission mount. Almost a disaster, this area of the kit sucks. The fan blade ended up interfering with the fan shroud, but I managed to get it all crammed in. Added battery cables, heater hoses, and lower radiator hose. Hooked up the fuel line. Final assembly of the chassis. Glass is done, glued on the kit mirrors, final body to chassis assembly is done. Touched up the chrome that got rubbed off. Disk brakes are masked, ready for weathering. Did several layers of various mixtures of Dullcote and leather, some Afrika yellow and black, with a final layer of straight leather dust. I'll sand the treads tomorrow. All I need to make are the windshield wipers, and CB antenna, and glue the wheels on. And one more thing..... ??

YES David, that's the whole reason I'm living and breathing this build. ? I didn't enter last year because I had only 2 new models. BTW I'm bringing kits to sell in the swap meet too. And thank you, when I milk out a build in a WIP, it showcases each little detail, instead of having a list on a sheet at the contest, I should provide a link to this forum since almost everyone does internet on their phone.

Top Studio (edit) photo-etch welds. Thank you! Today it was getting the chrome parts done. 1/16" Plastruct rod, think it was 0.03" sheet scraps, the thinnest wire I have was used. Cordless drill to turn the end using sanding sticks. The little clothes pins held the wire, when the handle was glued on it rested on the pin. Exterior handles needed sanding off the 3D woodgrain. GMC sway bar used for the window cranks. Hood ornament started with the 1/16" rod, when I cut a length to do all these, just happened to end up with the exact size, so I had a good feeling. The black piece is from the GMC kit, it was some major flashing, just the right thickness, and having some genes from that kit involved was like spiritual, man. Steel tubing for the ring, used the wood stick for holding to finish with the Dremel and sanding stick. AK Interactive chrome paint, the black lays down so much better than Testors black. Took a break, then sprayed the chrome. This is my drying booth. Glued the handles on the door panels. Window crank knobs were not painted, sanded the end, then rubbed on my cloths to polish. Messed up the hood ornament a little, but I'm calling it patina. Assembled the taillights, and glued to the bumper. Installed the mudflaps, used Grandt Line bolts. The side lights are license tag reflective sticker. Winch was detailed with some cloth covered wire I saved decades ago, painted steel. Exterior door handles glued on, driver side sags because it's worn out. If there was one thing you can do to improve a model, it's this, look how light shines under it. Aluminum tape escutcheon. Starting with the "glass", there are vent wing windows, will *have to* make one in the open position. In pictures with the window rolled down, don't see the metal divider, think that is attached to the big window, so I'll *have to* have one rolled down most of the way. Now I have something to think about, the lip is not on the real thing, I know that's for the glass to glue on, but I was thinking about putting it inside. Added little orange turn signals. Punched out aluminum tape that acts like a reflector. Painted the headlight bulbs for the halogen look. Still need to paint the tiny turn signals something, like diluted white? Took this picture in the dark, to see if the rear sidelight reflects. ?

Had to take a selfie.